Senator Marco Rubio is saying he is confident in his chances here in South Carolina when voters head to the polls on Feb. 20.

Rubio held a rally for a few hundred people at Southside Christian School in Simpsonville on Thursday. The Senator has had a busy schedule in the South Carolina since the New Hampshire primary. He arrived at Thursday’s rally an hour and a half late after stops in Myrtle Beach and Hilton Head.

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Rubio comes into the “first in the South” primary after finishing fifth in New Hampshire.

He took questions from the crowd in what he called a "job interview.”

Rubio has said he's confident in his chances in the Palmetto State. He says the state’s voters are strong on national security.

In the days following New Hampshire, Sen. Ted Cruz has gone on record by saying he thinks this is a "three man race" between he, Rubio and Donald Trump. But Cruz says it will soon become a 1-on-1 race with Trump once he pushes out Rubio with some late fundraising.

Sen. Rubio took some swipes at Cruz today saying the Texas Senator doesn’t have the necessary amount of foreign policy experience.

During the event, police escorted out of the building two men dressed as space men. There was no word on whether they were the same two men who dressed as robots at a Rubio appearance on Wednesday.

On Friday, Rubio will take part in the Faith and Family Presidential forum put on by South Carolina Attorney General Alan Wilson. Other candidates attending will be Jeb Bush, Dr. Ben Carson and Sen. Ted Cruz.

The remaining 6 GOP candidates will face-off on the debate stage at the Peace Center in downtown Greenville on Saturday night, Feb. 13.